Archive for the ‘Strange News’ Category

Barracuda Jumps into Fishing Boat (Video)

Barracuda Jumps into Fishing Boat (Video)

A 40-pound barracuda torpedoed out of the water and jumped straight into a fishing boat off the coast of St. Augustin, Florida. The unusual event was caught on camera by Kevin Faver, who produces a cable show called ‘Tales from the Outdoors.‘

Alligator Attacks Fisherman in Kayak, Knocks Dog in Water (Video)

Alligator Attacks Fisherman in Kayak, Knocks Dog in Water (Video)

An alligator attacked a Florida man kayaking on Triplet Lake in Casselberry. Thomas Swiader said he was fishing when an alligator rammed his kayak and hit him in the arm, knocking his girlfriend’s dog, a small Yorkie named Buffy, into the water.

Batman Does Weather Forecast on Fox 5 (Video)

Batman Does Weather Forecast on Fox 5 (Video)

Lenny B. Robinson, aka ‘Lamborghini Batman’ or ‘Route 29 Batman’, visited the FOX 5 studios in Washington D.C. on an important mission and then decided to stay and do the weather forecast just for giggles.

Chinese HS Students Get IV Drips While Cramming for Exams

Chinese HS Students Get IV Drips While Cramming for Exams

Students in a Chinese high school were given intravenous drips to help them in studying for their exams, reports ITN. Photos show students at Xiaogan No.1 High School in Hubei province hooked up to IV drips of amino acids while cramming for the Gaokao…

Semi-Trailer Truck Split in Half by Train in North Carolina (Video)

Semi-Trailer Truck Split in Half by Train in North Carolina (Video)

A semi trailer-truck carrying bales of cotton was ripped in half by a train on Friday morning in the city of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Even though the sound of a woman screaming hysterically could make you believe otherwise, there were no injuries caused by the accident.

Chinese Zoo Keeper Licks Monkey Butt to Save Its Life

Chinese Zoo Keeper Licks Monkey Butt to Save Its Life

A Chinese zoo keeper licked a monkey’s butt in order to save its life after the monkey ate a peanut thrown into its cage, reports chinaSMACK. Zhang Bangsheng, 50, a monkey caretaker at Wuhan Zoo in China, used warm water to wash a small Francois’ Leaf Monkey’s buttocks and then licked it for a full hour, until…

Golden Retriever Guarding Owner’s Bike in China (Video)

Golden Retriever Guarding Owner’s Bike in China (Video)

Li Li the Golden Retriever guards his owner’s bicycle so well that Luo Wencong doesn’t need a bike lock at all. Locals in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Province, China, call Li Li the ‘Bike Hugging Dog’ due to his unusual habit. My favorite part is when the dog climbs up the bicycle.

Dean Potter Walks Slackline Across China Canyon (Video)

Dean Potter Walks Slackline Across China Canyon (Video)

American slackline walker Dean Potter crosses China’s Enshi Grand Canyon almost 6,000 feet above sea level without a safety line.

White Killer Whale Spotted for First Time (Video)

White Killer Whale Spotted for First Time (Video)

A white killer whale was spotted off the coast of Kamchatka in eastern Russia. The orca was nicknamed Iceberg and is believed to be the first ever entirely white adult killer whale to be observed. Russian scientists caught the rare animal on camera:

Man Builds 737 Flight Simulator in His Garage (Video)

Man Builds 737 Flight Simulator in His Garage (Video)

James Price of Pleasanton has built a flight simulator out of the nose of a Boeing 737. Price is an air traffic controller at the Oakland Air Traffic Control Center in Fremont and a private pilot. He has been working on his flight simulator for the past 12 years and…